This review of the green turtle, Chelonia mydas, has been prepared following the FAO fisheries synopsis outline of Rose (1965) and as applied to marine turtles by Hirth (1971b). The main purposes of this synopsis are to bring together the current...

This is a guide to altricial passerines. It has an explanation of variables used for aging birds and an explanation of methodology employed, and provides information obtained while recording the early aging of the Dusky Flycatcher, the Carolina...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service prepared this bibliography to assist those interested in the reestablishment and restoration of bottomland hardwood forests on previously disturbed sites such as abandoned farm land or surface-mined areas. ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is establishing a conservation area for the Bear River watershed in Idaho, Utah, and Wyoming. The Bear River Water-shed Conservation Area project will work with private landowners to establish up to 920,000 acres...

The Bear River travels a 500-mile course from its headwaters in Utah’s Uinta Mountains through Wyoming and Idaho, eventually terminating its horseshoe-shaped route in Utah’s Great Salt Lake, the largest inland sea in the Western Hemisphere.

This fact sheet discusses all marine turtle species except the flatback are also listed as endangered or threatened under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. In 2004, the United States Congress passed the Marine Turtle Conservation Act (MTCA). The...

This publication is designed to introduce visitors to the plants and animals that can be found at the National Conservation Training Center (NCTC) in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. Plants, mammal, birds, amphibians and reptiles, various...

Bigfoot is a legendary (some claim “imaginary”) ape-like human who has been reportedly sighted from California to Indiana. Battson will give a presentation on the facts and fictions of Bigfoot including analysis of recordings of Bigfoot and...

This is a booklet that describes various migratory birds that are familiar in the United States. The species covered include the American robin, the American goldfinch, the Ruby-throated hummingbird, the eastern bluebird, the barn swallow, the gray...

This fact sheet describes the bull trout. Differences between bull trout and other salmonids, particularly Dolly Varden are explained. It also briefly describes the fish's breeding and feeding habits, the water conditions it prefers, and the...